Temperatures are supposed to rise to the 60s this week before dipping back down by week's end.Frances Micklow/The Star-Ledger

A late season surge of warmth could push temperatures into the 60s in New Jersey to start the work week, but forecasters warn not to get too comfortable because more winter-like conditions could be right around the corner.

A more moderate weather pattern than we have seen in recent weeks should allow temperatures to rise to 10 to 15 degrees above normal Sunday through Tuesday, peaking at above the 60 degree mark for the first few days of the work week, according to the National Weather Service at Mount Holly.

A chance of rain exists for Sunday, forecasters said, before cloud cover is expected to lift on Monday through Tuesday.

But Accuweather Senior Meteorologist Henry Margusity said don't expect it to last. Colder air has been building over Canada in recent weeks and its only a matter of time before "the dam bursts" and more winter-like conditions are ushered south, potentially as early as mid-month, he said.